2 Thessalonians 3
1 Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
Furthermore, brethren, pray for vs, that the worde of the Lord may haue free passage and be glorified, euen as it is with you,
2 And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men; for not everyone holds to the faith.
And that we may be deliuered from vnreasonable and euill men: for all men haue not fayth.
3 But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
But the Lord is faithfull, which wil stablish you, and keepe you from euill.
4 And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
And we are perswaded of you through the Lord, that ye both doe, and will doe the things which we warne you of.
5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
And the Lord guide your hearts to the loue of God, and the waiting for of Christ.
6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
We warne you, brethren, in the Name of our Lord Iesus Christ, that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the instruction, which hee receiued of vs.
7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
For ye your selues know, how ye ought to follow vs: for we behaued not our selues inordinately among you,
8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you.
9 Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.
10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
For euen when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any, which would not worke, that he should not eate.
11 Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
For we heare, that there are some which walke among you inordinately, and worke not at all, but are busie bodies.
12 We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
Therefore them that are such, we warne and exhort by our Lord Iesus Christ, that they worke with quietnes, and eate their owne bread.
13 But as for you, brothers, do not grow weary in well-doing.
And ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.
14 Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.
If any man obey not this our saying in this letter, note him, and haue no company with him, that he may be ashamed:
15 Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.
Yet count him not as an enemie, but admonish him as a brother.
16 Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
Now the Lord himselfe of peace giue you peace alwayes by all meanes. The Lord be with you all.
17 This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. This is my mark in every letter; it is the way I write.
The salutation of me Paul, with mine owne hand, which is ye token in euery Epistle: so I write,
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with all of you.
The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all, Amen. ‘The second Epistle to the Thessalonians, written from Athens.’
